THEY DID NOT LIKE IT. AN UNWELCOME REMINITCENCE.

Messrs Gerald and Duff, the enterprising managers of the dramatic company now occupying the boards of thp Theatre Royal, in their effor's to advertise tbe company, ventured upon a piece of realism yesterday wLich gavt offence to some citizens. Iv the piodnctton of the drama, a gang ol prisoners chained together appears, and yesterday the gang, with a man dieted as 9 constable m cbargp, paraded through the streets. A deputation of indignant cit'zens wa ted on the Premier and made a strorjg representation against the spec'ade. Tbe deputation was Bprang apon the Premier unaware^ and apparently he meunderHtrod (he Bomewhat txci ci language of the members, for he queried, ' What can the gaol authorities mean by such cou- ' duct?' When it was i xjlau.ed that the gang was a e'ever advertising ! dodge, the Premier fairly roared with laughter at his own miappiehomijD, and the comical t-ituation, aud premised that he wou'd see what could be done to prevent tbe feelings of the deputation beiDg ruffled, although he plain'y hinted tbat ihe matter was one rather of settlement than for Government intcifererjco. At a later luur Mr Fyah informed one of our representatives tbat tbe Government culd not interfere, but hoped that a representation to the theatiical waoageia would have the deaired eftec\ When the deputation rushed up to the Promier, the " chain gang" bad dropped iato a hotel to have something to ciecr them up, and the next news cf tbem was that the Superintendent ot Police had marched them into the police station where their fetters were knocked off and real gaol ones threatened in {substitution if ihe parade was continued. The g*ng theie. after disappeared, and probably it will be just a«s well if tbey do not show out acjain in the streets of Hobart, — Hobart Mercury.

On the Bowery, — Customer : " Why look here, waiter ; you've got your thumb in my soup !" Waiter : «' Ob, don't mmd j 'taint hot." — Judge.